This story was published on June 11, 2005 on Page A1 in all editions of the Bangor Daily News COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Ed Rice made his case for Indian Island legend Louis Sockalexis on Friday afternoon, asking for recognition and respect for the baseball player during a talk at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Orono, Maine, resident and author of the Sockalexis biography “Baseball’s First Indian – Louis Sockalexis: Penobscot Legend, Cleveland Indian” appeared at the final session of the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2005
Recognizing Louis Sockalexis; local author making pitch for Penobscot Indian to Baseball Hall of Fame
This story was published on June 04, 2005 on Page D1 in all editions of the Bangor Daily News OLD TOWN – A little more than 100 years after Louis Sockalexis stepped on to a baseball diamond as a Major League Baseball player in Cleveland, Nate Lonko stood in the infield of Old Town High’s baseball field, posing for a photo with a bat over his shoulder. Like Sockalexis, Lonko is pretty successful at what he does as the starting shortstop. They both lived right around Old Town – Sockalexis … [Read more...]